Formula 1's data services during first practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix were hit by problems with a local fibre optic line which meant that some teams had been left running 'blind'. F1's data system went down at the start of FP1, but a rapid switch to 'recovery mode' meant that it was at least possible for basic operations to continue via satellite link. However the media coverage was missing many of its usual elements, such as information about tyre usage. Teams were also affected, with communications between the pit walls and cars on the track not working for part of the one-hour session. Read also: Bottas and Hamilton stay on top in FP2 as Verstappen sidelined "Certainly...
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